The Complete Typographer: A Manual for Designing with Type
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The Complete Typographer: A Manual for Designing with Type
Christopher Perfect
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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ASIN: 0130456675

Book Description

Provides a definitive visual survey of type to help the typographer use type to best effect. It features: profiles of influential designers; the qualities that make a type design effective; characteristics, applications, and creative uses of each of the seven major typeface groups; special typographic effects; and advantages and disadvantages of desk top publishing typography. A hands-on design guide for typographers, graphic artists, desk top publishers, and advertising production people who want to sharpen their attention to detail and develop a sensitive typographical eye.

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5 out of 5 stars Worths to read again and again.......2000-07-06

To those who wants to know more about typography, this book teaches you enough required knowledge so you can study more advanced subjects. It offers a brief but useful introduction on the history of typography. I'll recommend this book to anyone who is interested in typography.

4 out of 5 stars Time for an update........2000-06-09

I have reviewed and ordered this book as a text for my Typography students. It is very encompassing and thorough, providing many examples of typefaces and type usage. I probably would have given this review 5 stars if this was not the same publication that appeared in 1992. This book is worth keeping refreshed. The authors have gone to great lengths to provide excellent "contemporary" examples, so after 8 years it is time to address the issue of contemporary. Still, it is the best I could find out of many, and have adopted it for my course.
The Complete Typographer: Manual for Designing With Type
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    The Complete Typographer: Manual for Designing With Type
    Christopher Perfect , and Austen Jeremy
    Manufacturer: Rockport Pub
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    Great Big Knits: Over Twenty Designer Patterns
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    Great Big Knits: Over Twenty Designer Patterns
    Dawn French , and Sylvie Soudan
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    5 out of 5 stars For the fluffier sheep among us ----.......2007-01-29

    If you knit and are shaped more like a sheep before sheering than after -- the 2 Dawn French books (Big Knits, and Great Big Knits) are what you've been looking for.

    The biggest regret is that they are all but impossible to find.

    I do the math tricks on all kinds of patterns so they will adjust to fit ME and all those out there like ME -- but in these books, the design is actually intended for my shape -- and not for a 14-year-old 3/4" dowl-rod model. Not only are the patterns measured up to fit, but the patterns on the sweaters are measured up as well. Who wants to wear a 3X sweater with thousands of tiny 1/4" roses on it?

    The artist-inspired sweaters are expecially noteworthy, as well as the open-work lace styles and the sailor stripes.

    Too bad the publishers don't know a good thing when they've got it and put out a new edition!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Absolutely fabulous designs!.......1998-09-17

    This book, and "Big Knits" before it (very hard to find) has the best collection of sweaters REAL people want to wear. I am not a larger size but ajust the sweaters downward because they're so great. I have made more sweaters from these two books than the rest of my patterns/books combined. When are they going to publish another collection???

    5 out of 5 stars Bright, Big, Splashy Designs !.......1998-07-24

    Knitwear with humor, bold colors and relaxed fit are within your grasp with this book. With an average finished chest size of 56" these sweater designs look good on everyone with full figures. The photos are superb, the diagrams and written instructions are easy to understand and information is provided to help you change the length and width of sweater parts to fit your figure. Dawn French (of the "French and Saunders" comedy team) adds her sense of mirth and models these bold sweaters with joy. A delightful book that's sure to inspire your own design creativity!

    5 out of 5 stars Finally ! Great sweater patterns in large sizes!!.......1997-09-11

    Tired of calculating the changes required to knit a large size sweater from an "average size" pattern? You can actually sit down and knit immediately with this book of patterns...no more rewriting before you can begin. You'll love the many creative styles, done in everything from stocking stitch to cables and intarsia, to please beginners to advanced knitters. Clear, easy to follow instructions and witty text highlight a collection of classic sweaters, snappy pullovers, and gorgeous jackets. Your biggest problem will be choosing which one to make first! This book, presented by Dawn French (of t.v.'s "French and Saunder's" fame) and Sylvie Soudan, is a "must have" for those who love their "big knits"

    Chobits Vol. 2 (Chobittsu) (in Japanese)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Chobits vol 2
    • Cute dreamy story about robots and love
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    Chobits Vol. 2 (Chobittsu) (in Japanese)
    CLAMP
    Manufacturer: Kodansha
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    ASIN: 4063344274

    Book Description

    Hideki's luck with girls seems to be turning around. First his sexy test-prep teacher asks to sleep over, then the landlady starts doing him favors, and even the really cute girl from work goes out with him. And then there's Chi. She's the artificially intelligent Persocom that Hideki found, and as she continues to grow and learn, she hopes that Hideki will be her one true love. She'll do anything thing for Hideki, so when he tells her he's low on money, she takes a job. But when Hideki finds out what she's been paid to do, he'll do anything to bring her home.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Chobits vol 2 .......2007-07-05

    it was great i love the premis and the art is eyecatching. Youll love the deep messages coming from a picture book you'll undrstand once you read this manga

    4 out of 5 stars Cute dreamy story about robots and love.......2005-01-21

    The story line to Chobits follows 19 year old Hideki. He is trying to pass his exams to enter college and meanwhile working as a bus boy at a restaraunt. He has a beautifal test prep teacher, a knock out land lady, the cutest custom model persocom (a robot slave that he found) and a crush on a co-worker. This is very distracting since he has no girl friend and as we are repeatedly told in the story is a virgin. In this book Hideki goes on a date with his cute co-worker and is psyched. Meanwhile his persocom gets into trouble when she goes looking for a job and one of Hideki's friends has mysterious business with the test prep teacher.

    It was cool to see the books that Chi, the persocom, liked (small picture books about finding love) and see that exploration of self awareness and love in computers, especially since real people grow so attached to them. We see many of Hideki's friends who have been hurt by falling in love with a persocom or having a friend fall in love with a persocom, and yet Chi has a personality and comes across as very innocent and sweet. Her programmed desire is to be loved. The story isn't sad but it isn't clear what a happy ending would be. (This is part of a series and ends with a bit of a cliff hanger, so we don't find out yet.)

    The graphics: The drawing was excellent. The cover art represents the quality well (including the fact that there are quite a few pin-up pics in here). I'm assuming the pin-ups are to help males accept the book, since the plot is very feminine. The layouts were really nice. I particularly liked how there were very narrow frames as spacers, but there was still some important thing shown in those tiny frames. Much of the plot happens visually and not with what characters say.

    One thing that bothered me about this book was that it was printed to be read from right to left. This was a little weird. I guess if they had reversed each page and just printed the English like normal that fans would complain. Part of why this bothered me is that there were some interesting things going on with the layouts and I probably missed a bit of that. Anyway, the backwards aspect of the book distracted me.

    I recommend this book if it sounds interesting to you. After I read it I wanted to read the sequel. This book might be offensive since much of the story involves showing us the hotties in Hideki's life and him having a hard on is a plot point more than once.

    5 out of 5 stars Hooked.......2004-05-21

    I think I read it in a hour! I am so hooked! The artwork is wonderful. The story is intriguing and Chi is a loveable character.

    5 out of 5 stars Great.......2004-04-14

    This book is about when Chi figures out that Hideki is dirt poor, so she goes on a job hunt. But little does Chi know that a person is going to take advantage of her innocnce......
    In a nutshell this is one of my favorite chobits book. And this is a very injoyable manga to read.

    5 out of 5 stars Chobits The Series.......2004-03-02

    This series was the best one of Clamp I have ever read. It really sent chills down my spine.
    It really kept you hooked on each and every page.
    So thats why I went out and bought the whole series.
    Chobits vol. 2: en espanol (Chobits (Spanish))
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      Chobits vol. 2: en espanol (Chobits (Spanish))
      CLAMP
      Manufacturer: Public Square Books
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      Hideki's an average guy in the 22nd century--he just wants a good job, a nice car and a sexy robot girlfriend. But until he gets a job, he'll never be able to afford his own 'Persocom' companion. Then the hapless, technophobic Hideki finds Chi on a scrap heap. Chi is an adorable but apparently dim-witted robot. She can't do word processing, she can't connect to the net, and she's incapable of interfacing with other persocoms-but she is capable of getting Hideki into all kinds of trouble! It's 'boy-meets-girl' for the cyber age.
      Chobits (TV Anime) Vol. 2 (Chobittsu (TV Anime)) (in Japanese)
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        Chobits, Vol. 2
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          Manufacturer: Tandem Library
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          The O'Franken Factor' Factor: The Very Best of the O'Franken Factor
          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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          • "Mike" Franken is a fake. Al Franken rocks!
          • not even close to funny
          • once again - attempting to profit from another "successful name"!
          • Doesn't Translate
          The O'Franken Factor' Factor: The Very Best of the O'Franken Factor

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          5 out of 5 stars Give it a rest, you haters!.......2006-04-10

          Al Franken is a satirist and comedian. He's meant to use satire and irony. If you don't like it...too bad! Besides, Al Franken would never tell people to "shut up" or tell them "get outta my studio before I tear you to f**king pieces!" like O'Reilly did.

          By the way, why do you right-wingers never actually give REASONS for why conservative issues are important? You just put down liberal issues. "Liberalism is a mental disorder" or "Liberals hate America". But I rarely hear conservatives talk about conservative issues. They only blast democratic/liberal ones. Why not actually DEFEND your ideals?

          By the way...you say that liberals are stealing your money? It's the PRESIDENT and his ADMINISTRATION who pissed away a huge surplus that was given to the USA by BILL CLINTON...for TAXING THE RICH! So right-wing tactics are screwing the nation and taking the money out of ordinary citizen's pockets. Look at our economy! It sucks! And it's all BUSH'S fault, not Bill's.

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          5 out of 5 stars "Mike" Franken is a fake. Al Franken rocks!.......2006-02-26

          This guy writing in the first review that "Al Franken is a jerk", is a lying neo-con republican idiot, who doesn't even own this disc.....don't be fooled, the right wing is full of lying, slimey hypocrites. He is trying to slam the left....give it up, loser.

          1 out of 5 stars not even close to funny.......2006-01-26

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          1 out of 5 stars once again - attempting to profit from another "successful name"!.......2005-10-25

          Why does Franken have to continually "borrow" names from those who are politically opposed to get himself some attention? Without the constant use and abuse of names like "Limbaugh" and "O'Reilly" (with radio and tv ratings to prove their success)in his titles - would ANYONE take a second look? I have to wonder.....

          2 out of 5 stars Doesn't Translate.......2005-08-07

          I love Al Franken, but these radio show bits cobbled together doesn't make for very good entertainment.

          Babel and Babylon: Spectatorship in American Silent Film
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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          Babel and Babylon: Spectatorship in American Silent Film
          Miriam Hansen
          Manufacturer: Harvard University Press
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          Although cinema was invented in the mid-1890s, it was a decade more before the concept of a "film spectator" emerged. As the cinema began to separate itself from the commercial entertainments in whose context films initially had been shown--vaudeville, dime museums, fairgrounds--a particular concept of its spectator was developed on the level of film style, as a means of predicting the reception of films on a mass scale. In Babel and Babylon Miriam Hansen offers an original perspective on American film by tying the emergence of spectatorship to the historical transformation of the public sphere. Hansen builds a critical framework for understanding the cultural formation of spectatorship, drawing on the Frankfurt School's debates on mass culture and the public sphere. Focusing on exemplary moments in the American silent era, she explains how the concept of the spectator evolved as a crucial part of the classical Hollywood paradigm--as one of the new industry's strategies to integrate ethnically, socially, and sexually differentiated audiences into a modern culture of consumption. In this process, Hansen argues, the cinema might also have provided the conditions of an alternative public sphere for particular social groups, such as recent immigrants and women, by furnishing an intersubjective context in which they could recognize fragments of their own experience.

          After tracing the emergence of spectatorship as an institution, Hansen pursues the question of reception through detailed readings of a single film, D. W. Griffith's Intolerance (1916), and of the cult surrounding a single star, Rudolph Valentino. In each case the classical construction of spectatorship is complicated by factors of gender and sexuality, crystallizing around the fear and desire of the female consumer.

          Babel and Babylon recasts the debate on early American cinema--and by implication on American film as a whole. It is a model study in the field of Cinema Studies, mediating the concerns of recent film theory with those of recent film history.

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          5 out of 5 stars Invaluable.......2003-01-22

          This is one of the best books on early cinema written by one of the best film theorists/historians on spectatorship.

          5 out of 5 stars Superb tour-de-force of early cinema.......2002-05-01

          While some of the academic language may not be familiar to all readers, this is a superb account of early cinema that bridges the divide between film history and film theory. Hansen's argument that early cinema possessed a fundamentally different model of spectatorship--an interactive and collective one--is lucidly articulated, in addition to being wholly provocative for understanding what it means to go to the movies now. This book altered my sense of my own viewing and moviegoing practices today. An excellent book that discusses film in new ways, Babel and Babylon is both an absorbing and a fascinating reading experience.

          2 out of 5 stars Bring your Thesaurus.......1999-06-25

          This book is a tough read. Ms. Hanson has certainly done her research, but her prose is barely understandable because she uses many words that are unfamiliar to the common reader and her sentences are a mile long. This book is only for hard-core fans of D.W. Griffith's Intolerance and Rudolph Valentino. Be warned, you will need help staying awake while you read it...

          Rudiments of Music: a New Approach with Application to the Keyboard
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            Castellini
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            Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names (Gygaxian Fantasy Worlds Volume IV)
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            Gary Gygax
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            The ultimate book of names! With over 100,000 names, name generators, and more, this sourcebook is a must-have for any game designer or writer. A veritable host of nationalities and cultures are covered from Indian, Korean, and Mongol to Aztec and Mayan. From Medieval English to Spanish, from the fantastic to the mundane, from Italian, Jewish, Polynesian, and more, this extraordinary collection covers it all. Furthermore, a whole chapter is dedicated to place names and another to epithets. For the d20 enthusiast, a new core class, the Onomancer, comes to life with new rules on the magic of names and the naming conventions used by your world's powerful magi.

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            5 out of 5 stars Freaking. Awesome........2007-07-22

            Right, I love this book. Alot. That's about all there is to it. I'm a wannabe writer by trade, and my biggest problem in writing is that I can never come up with realistic sounding human names. THis book has... more than I could ever need, Male, Female, and Surname, arranged first by nationality, and then alphabetical order if I remember correctly.

            1 out of 5 stars Extraordinary indeed.......2006-03-02

            Looking for names? Try a phone book!
            Gary Gygax invented D&D, appeared in the best episode of Futurama, and is now credited with the most pointless 208 pages ever published. What an achievement, the nerds really will rule the Earth, and when they do they can use this book to name their new utopia, their children, pets, D&D characters, imaginary girl friends, etc...
            About as useful as the gelatinous cube hooker I plan to play in my next adventure.

            4 out of 5 stars Wonder Reserch Tool.......2005-01-30

            I have always wondered about finding names for other cultures, but could not find any good source, especialy for surnames. This book has names for all areas on earth, along with ideas for the future and generating names for demons and creatures of magic.

            The only negative aspect of this book is that the names are not arranged in any random rolling tables, but a very useable book otherwise.

            The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All
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            Release Date: 1999-11-02

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            To prove their various points, most books on business leadership focus strictly on either a series of standard, contemporary corporate illustrations or a single nontraditional model (such as a specific historic personality or a classic manuscript such as the Tao Te Ching). But Michael Useem, director of the Center for Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, has long used poignant real-life examples of people facing their "moments of truth"--regardless of the setting--to teach students how best to perform under the pressures they will face in the business world. In The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All, Useem presents some of these surprisingly effective profiles to show how others have responded when push truly comes to shove. Among them are: the story of Roy Vagelos championing an unprofitable drug that ultimately wiped out a debilitating disease in Africa; how flight director Eugene Kranz worked calmly and efficiently to return the endangered Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth; and a look at Arlene Blum's pioneering all-woman ascent of the 26,545-foot Himalayan peak Annapurna in 1978. --Howard Rothman

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            Are you ready for the leadership moment?

            Merck's Roy Vagelos commits millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who can't afford it · Eugene Kranz struggles to bring the Apollo 13 astronauts home after an explosion rips through their spacecraft · Arlene Blum organizes the first women's ascent of one of the world's most dangerous mountains · Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain leads his tattered troops into a pivotal Civil War battle at Little Round Top · John Gutfreund loses Salomon Brothers when his inattention to a trading scandal almost topples the Wall Street giant · Clifton Wharton restructures a $50 billion pension system direly out of touch with its customers · Alfredo Cristiani transforms El Salvador's decade-long civil war into a negotiated settlement · Nancy Barry leads Women's World Banking in the fight against Third World poverty · Wagner Dodge faces the decision of a lifetime as a fast-moving forest fire overtakes his firefighting crew

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            Eugene Kranz returning Apollo 13; Arlene Blum leading the first women's expedition climbing the Himalayan peak of Annapurna; Roy Vagelos committing Merck to spending hundreds of millions of dollars to develop a drug needed only by people who couldn't afford it; Alfredo Christian ending the civil war in El Salvador.

            These are just some of the stories in this unusual and important book about leadership. Michael Useem believes that by examining what others have done when a business, a life, or even the fate of a nation is on the line, we all can learn what works and what fails, what hastens a cause or subverts a purpose, and what must be done when we must perform and lead under pressure.

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Warren Bennis is right: "It's one helluva read.".......2007-08-23


            I read this book soon after it first appeared (in 1998) and recently re-read it, curious to know how well its core concepts and insights have held up. My conclusion? Very, very well. In his remarkably informative Foreword, Warren Bennis acknowledges having several reasons why he admires Michael Useem's book and cites three. First, Useem's selection of "cases" that focus on nine "real people, not stick figures"; the cases deal with what in theater would be called "turning points" (i.e. "life-challenging, morally consequential events fraught with risk and danger"); and third, the principles that Useem examines can be applied to any organization, regardless of size or nature, and the lessons learned from the nine cases are "eternal and universal. "

            Useem suggests that leadership "is at its best when the vision is strategic, the voice persuasive, the results tangible." His focus is on exceptionally difficult leadership decisions, "those fateful moments when our goals are at stake and it is uncertain if we will achieve them, and when the outcome depends on mobilizing others to realize success." He examines nine quite different leaders who found themselves in "life-challenging, morally consequential events fraught with risk and danger" and prevailed. Those who have seen the film Apollo 13 are already familiar with Eugene Kranz (portrayed by Ed Harris). However, most of those who read this book were previously not familiar with several others, notably Wagner Dodge, Arlene Blum, and Clifton Wharton. Nonetheless, valuable leadership lessons can be learned from each of the nine.

            Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain is of special interest to me. Briefly, he had assumed command of the 20th Regiment of Infantry, Maine Volunteers, in May of 1863; within four days, they were marching through Virginia. Less than a year before, the 20th had mustered a thousand men at commissioning time; only 358 remained. The situation was soon complicated by the fact that 120 mutineers in the 2nd Regiment had been placed under Chamberlain's command. His orders from his superior, General George C. Meade: "make them do duty or shoot them down the moment they refused." What happened next is best revealed within Useem's compelling narrative but I can reveal that Chamberlain's combined forces played a major (if not the pivotal role) at Gettysburg, securing and then defending their position.

            Useem observes that, in a crisis such as the one Chamberlain and his men faced on Little Round Top when under relentless attack, "everything is magnified, for better or for worse." Some rise to the leadership challenge and take effective action as Chamberlain did, others don't. Useem suggests several leadership lessons to be learned from that bloody, decisive day on the fields of Gettysburg. For example:

            "Winning the confidence of your people now may well be invaluable in a yet-unforeseen time when you face the ultimate test...[However,] early investments in winning support among even your most stalwart opponents may make the difference between success and defeat when it counts most." This is precisely what President Abraham Lincoln did when forming his first cabinet, one that Doris Kearns Goodwin characterizes as a "team of rivals."

            I commend Michael Useem on his brilliant correlation of historical information with an analysis of the leaders he has studied and the lessons to be learned from their encounters with "life-challenging, morally consequential events fraught with risk and danger."

            Those who share my high regard for this book are urged to check out his Leading Up as well as Warren Bennis and Robert Thomas' Geeks & Geezers (recently updated and reissued as Leading for a Lifetime), Bill George's True North, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Andrew Ward's Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound After Career Disasters, and Leading at the Edge: Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Saga of Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition co-authored by Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret P. Holtman, Paul R. Kessler, and Catherine McCarthy.

            4 out of 5 stars A Different Approach to Self-Help.......2007-03-01

            Biography is often a more inspiring way to learn "soft skills" than are traditional self-help books that spell out, word for word, the traits they're purchased to teach. But it's also possible, with a biography, to miss the decision-making moments, even though the actions the subject took are clear.

            The Leadership Moment combines both historical and didactic approaches, by pausing in the midst of its nine hair-raising stories to briefly examine the choices that caused the next turn of events. The winning characteristics and skills are repeated in the back of the book under the picture of their respective exemplar. If you enjoy quick reads that deliver in a can't-miss fashion principles you can use, you will enjoy The Leadership Moment. Read a chapter a day before sallying forth to slay your own dragons.

            Entirely worthwhile reading, the volume nonetheless has its weaknesses. Only two of the nine accounts are about women, and both of those are set in an all-female environment. (The seven males are in all-male environments.) Seven stories are unequivocal triumphs, one a brazen failure (though another man steps in to save the company), and one ambiguous: did the hero fail to lead or did his team fail to follow? The lesson author Michael Useem highlights is not altogether clear the way he tells the story.

            4 out of 5 stars Good leadership examples.......2005-08-31

            Many of the examples used in this book are excellent case studies for leadership workshops and classes. It was a nice variety of examples from different sectors and industries.

            5 out of 5 stars Great leadership stories!.......2004-12-01

            As part of an assignment for a Leadership/Small Group Communication course, I was directed to select the book of my choice from an Amazon book search under the topic of leadership. After poring through the descriptions of just a few of the 116,000 books in this category, I quickly identified the type of book I was looking for. I wanted something less academic/theoretical and more real life. I figured any lessons on leadership would be easier to grasp if they accompanied the stories of real people. Michael Useem's The Leadership Moment: Nine True Stories of Triumph and Disaster and Their Lessons for Us All fit the bill.

            The Leadership Moment is a book of nine stories of real individuals who were faced with leadership challenges or put into positions where their decisions as leaders would greatly affect the outcome or survival of companies, countries and often, many other lives. The stories cover attempts to cure disease, retreating from a fire, returning a malfunctioning spacecraft to earth, ascending a mountain, leading men to battle, restructuring large corporations, the downfall and rise of a large company, working towards development of women in the third world and ending a civil war. Each story identifies a leader put into a critical do or die situation where their decisions and leadership qualities either led to success and meeting objectives, or led to failure and the demise of the company or death of those they were leading.

            What I really liked about the book was the real life examples and the vast range of examples that Useem used. While many of us in the corporate world identify leadership as the ability to bring in financial returns or climb the corporate ladder, this book shows how leadership comes up in vastly different situations.

            Useem's writing style flows well and is easy to follow. The stories are interesting and descriptive. For each story, he points out several leadership objectives that are implicated in the story. I enjoyed the book, and was able to identify how some of his leadership objectives could apply to my own career. I recommend this book to anyone looking for an interesting read on leadership.

            5 out of 5 stars great service.......2003-07-11

            The book arrived on time, and in great condition. And they also included another book for free with the order!

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